We have six large maples that are half a century old framing our house. I love the dappled light they make on the house in the morning and evening and the shade they provide in the summer. Th...
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A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by a local nursery/garden center that is just a stone’s throw from my house. I’ve driven by it often and wanted to stop in, but I knew I wasn’t ready for ...
I’m a book-stacker. When I am interesting in a subject, I’ll pull books on that topic and make a stack on my studio counter. If I feel like there are holes in my collection or some tempti...
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Last year, I focused most of my gardening on the backyard, specifically the area surrounding the pool. We were in the process of having the pool restored and I wanted the area to feel tidy at t...
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The last time I met up with Shaunna for a creative retreat was in February 2020. We met up in Panama City Beach, Florida to spend a few days at her parent’s amazing condo that overlooked the ...
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The day after my birthday earlier this month, Jeff and I went to breakfast together and headed to Carlisle to find some birthday goodies at one of my favorite antique stores – Bedford Street An...
I was checking out the Instagram Stories of some of my favorite accounts to follow and I had to take a screenshot of this question-and-answer post by @themisfithouse. It caught my eye because t...
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So, last year I shared a post about lovely surprises I was finding in our yard as bulbs peeked up in the Spring, perennials woke up, and bushes leafed out and bloomed. I learned the dogwood tre...